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4.5 stars
"Nokia Impresses me once again - A new "Smarter" phone."
Pros: Great screen. 3G, Stunning 1.3MP camera with Flash, Expandable memory .
Cons: No infrared communication system
Summary: Ok, let me give an early opinion about this Nokia 6680. I have this phone for only one week now but of all the Nokia phones I had, ?THIS IS THE BEST ONE?. Although it?s not suitably comparable with Sony Ericsson P900/P910i, I will compare them coz P9 was the phone I had for almost a year now. I will also compare this phone to previous Nokia series 60 phones for which I used in the past years as well. And oh, please forgive my English writing.
DESIGN. Before buying the Nokia 6680, I considered the design. The first Nokia cell phone that turned my head back is the 7650. Great style and durable design. I really like the application button that emits bright white light when pressed. I find the 6680 really elegant and sophisticated looking phone just like the SE P9, except that P9 looks really very professional for which I really don?t appreciate very much coz I?m not that professional and only a K10 student. Don?t bother; I really liked the design of P9. N6680 touches me with its gray and silver linings and metal color encapsulation combined together ? kicks butt. The design of 6680 is more compact and lighter than P9. Compared with the previous series 60 phones of Nokia, I find it more durably designed not the plasticky ol 3650 & 6600.
FEATURES. I do admit, SE P9 has lots of ?computer? side features and of course we all know it?s a PDA-phone and 6680 is a smartphone. The cut and copy paste operation of SE P9 is still my favorite and of course the touch screen. Since I have used Nokia 7650 & 6600, I still prefer the ?one-hand? phone operation rather than the two-hand touchy-touchy screen operation. But hey, 6680 is now a WCDMA/EDGE phone ? 3G! SE P9/910 ? nope. P9 is just a hefty priced PDA phone with slightly obsolete features. 6680s camera ? 1.3 Megapixel with 6x variable digital zoom, P9/910i only 0.5 mp. Although P910i?s screen color (260K+) is the same with 6680, I prefer Nokia?s screen brightness and check out the new light sensor that conserves battery power and adjusts the LCD and keypad light indicators depending on the light condition you have ? another kick butt feature! I really like it!!! I?ll give you Nokia 10/10 for that! P9?s screen uses much of the juice and has less battery management features.
SYSTEM. I really like Nokia?s series 60 operated phone. Memory management is cool. Exits programs after using them. P9 still has the previously loaded programs in memory thus making the phone slower after loading some programs. Still needs a 3rd party apps to unload tasks. About the connection, File transfer over Bluetooth over my laptop is faster 36kbps whereas P9 is only 14Kbps average. The only downfall of the 6680 is it lacks an infrared communication system. Sometimes, you will encounter phones and laptops with only infrared port installed.
ENTERTAINMENT. Stereo sound on Nokia phone? 6680 has it. Cool. MP3 playback and full screen video playback is awesome. I?m not a game lover so it?s ok if it only has two games preinstalled. And of course, it?s a 3D Java phone (I just read it from a website not from Nokia).
VALUE. Here in my place (the cell phone central of the world where even the beggars use Nokia 8250) the price of 6680 and P910i are almost exactly the same. Approx. Php 32,000 (US$580). For me, Nokia 6680 is a great buy phone. Thumbs up! By the way I switched to Sony Ericsson P9 after having the nokia 6600. I found it less ?featurized? for my work and multimedia needs. And of course Nokia phones price always drops down each week. Sony Ericsson does not. But!!! After having the SE P9, I was so surprised that the selling rate is so low compared to Nokia. Say for example I bought the SE P900 for 10 and the selling rate is only 4. Whereas Nokia?s selling price is almost 75% of the original value and you can even have it pawned in a pawnshop here in my place if you badly need money. You cannot pawn any other brands here other than Nokia.
CONCLUSION. Ease of use, new 3G functionality and capabilities, 1.3MP with flash camera and a stereo music player. My new phone ? Nokia 6680.Updated
Two integrated Digital Camera. Awesome!!! Face to face conversation. And a very useful integrated flash when in dark areas or environment. The flash's effectiveness is really impressive. The 1.3 Megapixel does a nice job. Even on dim light and non-light conditions. Truly great. Thank you Nokia for developing this phone.
Oh by the way I'm a K20 student not K10 on my previous post.Updated
Three day straight of the usual phone usage, camera - pictures and videos. Wow, can't stop reviewing this phone.
I am really impress. Battery management is tightly considered in this phone. My previous phone allow me a one day and a half of usage and the battery is drained. I must say, this Nokia 6680 is dream phone for me... Cheers guys.
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I ove this phone, great features. I have to warn everyone who has/ or is looking to buy this phone in USA market. Nokia has not released this phone in USA yet. And even if you buy this phone (usually unlocked version) with warranty, Nokia USA won't offer any support since the phone is not released in USA. Similarly you can get it serviced in other markets outside of USA but they won't offer support since you are operating this phone in USA where it's not released yet.
Strange but true.
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I have ordered this phone and should be receiving it in a few days. Erwinrhinestones's comments have convinced me that I made a great choice, i'm already excited about it and can't want to have it in my hands. I will keep you informed.
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